Disable Task Manager (Windows NT/2000/XP)

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Disable Task Manager (Windows NT/2000/XP)
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This setting controls the ability for users to start Task Manager and view processes, running applications and make changes to the priority or state of the individual processes.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD valued named "DisableTaskMgr" and set it to "1" to disable Task Manager.

You may need to log off for the changes to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
DisableTaskMgr	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
System]
Name: DisableTaskMgr
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 1 = disable Task Manager)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: April 20, 2002

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